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Vermont GOP governor vetoes minimum wage increase

by Associated Press
| February 11, 2020 1:05 PM

MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — Vermont Gov. Phil Scott vetoed a bill that would have increased the state's minimum wage because he said he felt an artificial increase in wages would end up hurting the low-income people the proposal is designed to help.

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